SPARTAN SPOTLIGHT: Gale MiklesGale Mikles, a member of Michigan State Athletics Hall of Fame charter class, died January 17, 2017, in Scottsdale, Arizona at the age of 89. Including his letter-winning years as a wrestler for Coach Fendley Collins from 1945-48, Mikles spent spent 37 years at MSU. He held the positions of Assistant Wrestling Coach, Assistant Athletic Director, and Dean of the Physical Education & Recreation Department. Mikles won the NCAA championship as a junior 155-pounder in 1947.

Mikles later served as athletics director of the University of California-Davis (1985-88).